Yinlingquan is located inside the knee joint, in the depression between the lower edge of the medial tibia and the medial edge of the tibia, between the posterior edge of the tibia and gastrocnemius, and at the starting point of soleus muscle.
cloudy
Yinlingquan point is located on the shady side of human body, so it is named after the word "Yin". This point is low, easy to sweat, relatively humid and cloudy.
Yinlingquan is one of the five Shu points, and the five elements belong to water and yin. The word "Yin" well reflects the yin and yang attributes of this point. Acupuncture or massage at this point can stimulate the qi of meridians of yin and spleen, effectively regulate the disorder of spleen transport and treat the syndrome of abnormal spleen transport and dampness.
"Yin" and water-dampness transport: Lingshu Four Seasons Qi records: "Drain, replenish three Yin, replenish Yin Lingquan, stay for a long time, and stop the heat." Yinlingquan is one of the 10 acupoints with the highest frequency in Acupuncture Prescription Dictionary, which plays an important role in treating diarrhea.
Zhang Jingyue said: "All syndromes such as edema are diseases related to lung, spleen and kidney. Covering water is the most yin, so it is in the kidney; Water is soluble in qi, so it is marked in the lung; Water is only afraid of soil, so it is made in the spleen. " Yinlingquan has a good therapeutic effect on all kinds of edema because of its functions of invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness, inducing diuresis and reducing swelling.
hill
Ling, Ming people. As the saying goes, the tomb is under the knee. The medial tibial condyle of the knee joint rises like a mausoleum, and this acupoint is located in the depression of the lower edge of the medial tibial condyle, under the mountain ridge, so it is named after the word "mausoleum".
Mausoleum and dehumidification: Yulong Fu says, "Yin Mausoleum and Yang Mausoleum are hard to disappear." Yinlingquan is effective in treating local knee pain and wet arthralgia of shoulder and elbow joint.
spring
Springs, which are closely related to water, describe that water flows out of caves and flows into rivers.
"Spring" and the spread of body fluid: "Song of miscellaneous points" says: "Urine can't cross Yinling Spring." Yinlingquan has a good clinical effect on dysuria and urinary incontinence.
From the ancient name of Yinling Spring, it can be known that this point has the clinical effects of draining water to eliminate dampness, dredging collaterals to eliminate dampness and transporting body fluid.
Summary of the meeting:
1. Diarrhea, abdominal distension, edema, jaundice.
2. Dysuria, enuresis and urinary incontinence.
3. Dysmenorrhea and nocturnal emission.
4. My knee hurts.